The Night Ship by Jess Kidd

The Night Ship by Jess KiddA SUNDAY TIMES BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR A BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK 1628. Embarking on a journey in search of her father, a young girl called Mayken boards the Batavia, the most impressive sea vessel of the age. During the long voyage, this curious and resourceful child must find her place in the ship's busy world, and she soon uncovers shadowy secrets above and below deck. As tensions spiral, the fate of the ship and

as he encounters villains

and—for one boy and his sister—he's about to transform a perfectly ordinary evening into a riotous adventure beneath a pirate moon

The unifying theory of slasher films

Four friends

With the head of a dog and the body of a human

but also a committed dedication to life

she needs to beat the Court at its own games

scouted from the streets of Newcastle

Mae quickly befriends Shelley and the two of them embark on a surreal adventure at the fringes of the countercultural movement

If any of that sounds familiar

But as her following grows

his rich prose is evoked beautifully with the sumptuous